Memorial: M1790

Wall tablet in the Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham, Kent commemorating William George Littlejohns, Paymaster RN d. 1905

Location

Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM GEORGE LITTLEJOHNS, / PAYMASTER R.N., H.M.S. "HECLA", CHINA STATION, / WHO WAS DROWNED FROM A RIVER LAUNCH ON / PASSAGE FROM FOOCHOW TO PAGODA ANCHORAGE / NOVEMBER 2ND 1905, / AGED 29 YEARS. / BAPTISED IN THIS CHAPEL - JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY / IN THIS PORT - SAILED HENCE ON HIS LAST VOYAGE. / ERECTED IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE BY THE / CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS OF H.M.S. "HECLA".

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Hecla

People

Littlejohns, William George
Age: 29
Date of Death: 2/11/1905
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Paymaster RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: On China station, drowned from a river launch on passage from Foochow to Pagoda Anchorage 2 Nov 1905. Aged 29 years.
Recorder: Miss J. Millar 1997
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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